Invention Grant
- Patent Title: Pneumatic vibration damping apparatus
- Patent Title (中): 气动减震装置
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Application No.: US13559088Application Date: 2012-07-26
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Publication No.: US08829899B2Publication Date: 2014-09-09
- Inventor: Benjamin David Polzer , Gordon Fox West , Peter White Walker
- Applicant: Benjamin David Polzer , Gordon Fox West , Peter White Walker
- Applicant Address: BR Rio de Janeiro
- Assignee: Vale S.A.
- Current Assignee: Vale S.A.
- Current Assignee Address: BR Rio de Janeiro
- Agency: Arent Fox LLP
- Main IPC: G01R33/02
- IPC: G01R33/02

Abstract:
A pneumatic vibration isolating suspension is disclosed for supporting a payload on a moving carrier while suppressing the transmission of vibrations in the 1 to 50 Hz band between the carrier and the payload. The disclosed invention can be deployed in the air in a towed carrier or sonde, and operated from aircraft power, making it a suitable platform for airborne geophysical instrumentation. It also has particular application to airborne electromagnetic surveying operating in the same frequency band because the sensor vibrations that result in noise created by the modulation of the sensor coupling with the earth's magnetic field are suppressed. Furthermore, the invention can be constructed from resistive composite materials and non-magnetic metals, so it can be operated without producing significant modification to the ambient electromagnetic field being measured.
Public/Granted literature
- US20130200248A1 PNEUMATIC VIBRATION DAMPING APPARATUS Public/Granted day:2013-08-08
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